30-05-2009, 11:36 PM
Hey guys,
Here are a couple picks of me trying squid fishing in hong kong. I only had a few minutes so didn't expect to catch much! I don't have a lot of experience with a hand line.
I did spot some small squid hovering around. See pic below. This is a school of tiny squid about 1 inch long. I was at Lamma Island which is a 30 minute boat ride from the hong kong city centre.
I also saw one other "monster" squid about 5 inches long. <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':woot:' /> It was enough to convince me to buy a hand line and some cheapie jigs and give it a go!
I also visited lots of fishing tackle stores in hong kong. they were not quite as i had expected. the range of tackle was pretty limited and the prices were not particularly cheap. i think mainland china is heaps cheaper for tackle. Here is me with a picture at one fishing store in hong kong where i bought some squid jigs.
I found that most shops in hong kong only sell big squid jigs, usually in size 3.5. So it was pretty hard to find ones I liked.
Here is a picture of some of the jigs i ended up buying. Some still have price tags on them (hong kong dollars).
Also here is a pic of some of the tackle i bought in cheng du (mainland china). 2 fishing poles for float fishing, an extendible net, some hooks, line , floats and other accessories for float fishing.
Cheers, Glen
ps I am back in Australia now. So my holiday comes to an end!
Here are a couple picks of me trying squid fishing in hong kong. I only had a few minutes so didn't expect to catch much! I don't have a lot of experience with a hand line.
I did spot some small squid hovering around. See pic below. This is a school of tiny squid about 1 inch long. I was at Lamma Island which is a 30 minute boat ride from the hong kong city centre.
I also saw one other "monster" squid about 5 inches long. <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':woot:' /> It was enough to convince me to buy a hand line and some cheapie jigs and give it a go!
I also visited lots of fishing tackle stores in hong kong. they were not quite as i had expected. the range of tackle was pretty limited and the prices were not particularly cheap. i think mainland china is heaps cheaper for tackle. Here is me with a picture at one fishing store in hong kong where i bought some squid jigs.
I found that most shops in hong kong only sell big squid jigs, usually in size 3.5. So it was pretty hard to find ones I liked.
Here is a picture of some of the jigs i ended up buying. Some still have price tags on them (hong kong dollars).
Also here is a pic of some of the tackle i bought in cheng du (mainland china). 2 fishing poles for float fishing, an extendible net, some hooks, line , floats and other accessories for float fishing.
Cheers, Glen
ps I am back in Australia now. So my holiday comes to an end!